Psalm 42:1-5 - "Why Are You Cast Down, O My Soul"

Pastor Mike Impact Ministries · Apr 1, 2023 · 5m

Yesterday we mentioned how the Book of Psalms was divided into five books. Today we begin our study in the second book which covers Psalm 42 to 72. Many commentators believe that the division into five books represents the first five books of the Bible, the Pentateuch. Psalms 1-41 could be compared to Genesis which begins with creation of man in a state of blessedness. But immediately we see his sin and his fall, and the need for a Savior. And the God Man, comes as the Good Shepherd to give His life for the sheep and redeem and restore him (Psalms 22-24). Psalms 42-72 relate to the book of…